Should the death penalty be legal in the United States?
By: Cade Ratliff
Should the death penalty be a legal option for the government to use on criminals who have committed very serious crimes? This same question has been debated for years, some states have outlawed the death penalty and some have chosen to keep it around.
Why The Death Penalty is good.
For many years the US government has debated whether to keep the death penalty around. “The death penalty is only used on very serious crimes” (Mathews1). like mass murders or terrorist attacks. For example, the boy who planted the bomb during the Boston marathon is being put to death for his crime on June 24 2017. The death penalty is very useful in many ways. It can help take very dangerous people out of the world. Many people think the people who are put to death are tortured but, they feel no pain when being put to death. When people are being put to death they have a few choices about how they want to die. They can be hung, shot, injected, or gassed. The death penalty can also help the victim’s family can feel a little bit better that the person who committed the crime was killed.
Some people do not agree with the death penalty and they think it is very wrong.
Why the Death Penalty is bad
The death penalty can have some flaws. In some cases, the person being put to death did not commit the crime. Many people think the death penalty does not bring the criminal to justice. According to Opposing Viewpoints “more than 90% of Criminals being put to death said they would rather spend a life of imprisonment would be a much better punishment than being put to death…” (Gale 3). There have been many protests stop the death penalty.
No matter what side you believe in there are many benefits to both sides of the argument.
By: Cade Ratliff
Should the death penalty be a legal option for the government to use on criminals who have committed very serious crimes? This same question has been debated for years, some states have outlawed the death penalty and some have chosen to keep it around.
Why The Death Penalty is good.
For many years the US government has debated whether to keep the death penalty around. “The death penalty is only used on very serious crimes” (Mathews1). like mass murders or terrorist attacks. For example, the boy who planted the bomb during the Boston marathon is being put to death for his crime on June 24 2017. The death penalty is very useful in many ways. It can help take very dangerous people out of the world. Many people think the people who are put to death are tortured but, they feel no pain when being put to death. When people are being put to death they have a few choices about how they want to die. They can be hung, shot, injected, or gassed. The death penalty can also help the victim’s family can feel a little bit better that the person who committed the crime was killed.
Some people do not agree with the death penalty and they think it is very wrong.
Why the Death Penalty is bad
The death penalty can have some flaws. In some cases, the person being put to death did not commit the crime. Many people think the death penalty does not bring the criminal to justice. According to Opposing Viewpoints “more than 90% of Criminals being put to death said they would rather spend a life of imprisonment would be a much better punishment than being put to death…” (Gale 3). There have been many protests stop the death penalty.
No matter what side you believe in there are many benefits to both sides of the argument.